Re: Secondary Turn Spacing - Toroid Size

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Original poster: FutureT@xxxxxxx 

In a message dated 6/1/05 3:26:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:


> Hi,
>
> Thank you and all the other members for their input on this subject. I will
> drop the turn spacing idea and shoot for 1,500 turns. Are Dr. Resonance's
> ideas compiled in a common place somewhere that I could look at?
>
> I had some correspondence with Richard Hull and it seems my toroid is too
> small (10x30), or my cap is too large (0.1uf). I want to keep my cap, so I
> guess I'll either piggyback a larger toroid on top of the current one or
> replace it with a really large one.
>
> Thanks again for your help,
> Cameron


Cameron,

A smooth toroid can be a little smaller than a corregated one
and still get the same spark length.  I have some TC ideas
posted at my website at:

  http://hometown.aol.com/futuret/page3.html

Click on tesla coil subjects of interest at the site.

Cheers,
John